A global perspective on atmospheric blocking using GPS radio occultation – one decade of observations

Brunner, Lukas; Steiner, Andrea K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-4727-2017

Articles | Volume 10, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-4727-2017

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Observing Atmosphere and Climate with Occultation Techniques...

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-4727-2017

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Articles | Volume 10, issue 12

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05 Dec 2017

Research article |

| 05 Dec 2017

A global perspective on atmospheric blocking using GPS radio occultation – one decade of observations

Lukas Brunner and Andrea K. Steiner

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Final revised paper (published on 05 Dec 2017)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Minor comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 10 Aug 2017
- AC1: 'Response to reviewer #1', Lukas Brunner, 16 Nov 2017
RC2: 'Comment on "A global perspective on atmospheric blocking using GPS radio occultation -- one decade of observations" by Brunner and Steiner', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Oct 2017
- AC2: 'Response to reviewer #2', Lukas Brunner, 16 Nov 2017

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AR by Lukas Brunner on behalf of the Authors (16 Nov 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (20 Nov 2017) by Axel von Engeln

AR by Lukas Brunner on behalf of the Authors (20 Nov 2017)

Short summary

Atmospheric blocking is a weather pattern where a stable high pressure system blocks the westerly flow at mid-latitudes. We provide, for the first time, a global perspective on blocking and related impacts, based on satellite observations from GPS radio occultation for 2006–2016. We find strong direct and remote effects on the vertical atmospheric structure revealing significant temperature and humidity anomalies up to 15 km. The observations will help for a better insight into blocking impacts.